Leigh Matthews on Essendon, the Lions Board and achieving that 0.001% edge

30 August 2013 , 8:32 AM by Spencer Howson

Former Brisbane Lions coach Leigh Matthews joins Spencer in the studio to talk about his new book "Accept the Challenge".

Leigh reveals how he believes the AFL plotted to stop the Lions winning a fourth consecutive premiership and how a chance friendship led to the Lions (not the mention all the other passengers) always flying at 19,000 feet instead of the usual 30,000.

He proposes a new form of State of Origin for AFL as well as a cap on non-player spending by clubs.

And he explains how he sees any new role with the Lions, should Leigh and his running mates be successful with their attempt to get on the board.

I hated him when we played against hawthorn but loved watching how he played and why cant the game be played that way today. Get rid of most of the extras and just play football. Whenever Leigh speaks about the game it is always worth hearing unlike some of the stupid comments from so called football experts. It was indeed a great ere of football.